shed on the reliability of Rimsky's memory in this report. In 1902, in St. Petersburg, he became the very first person to record any of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach - the "Air" from the Ouverture No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068, arranged for cello and piano (the pianist's name was not recorded). He made a handful of other 78 rpm sides. The following works were dedicated to him: Alexander Glazunov: Mélodie (Op. 20, No. 1) and Sérénade Espagnole (Op. 20, No. 2), for cello and piano Chant du Ménestrel, Op. 71, for cello and orchestra David Popper: Serenata Oriental, Op. 18 Spanish Dances, Op. 54 some works by Eduard Nápravník. He transcribed some pieces by Tchaikovsky and others for cello, and wrote a small number of original minor works himself (Waltz, Étude, etc.). Aleksandr Verzhbilovich died in the city of his birth on 15 March 1911 (ns), aged 61. References 1850 births 1911 deaths Russian classical cellists Russian people of Polish descent Burials at Tikhvin Cemetery 19th-century classical musicians